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Being Happy
Truly living
rather than merely existing requires that you learn to be happy. I don’t
mean faking it, or smiling until you feel like smiling, I mean being truly
happy; so happy that when life does happen and you encounter the inevitable
suffering, you are able to recover.
People have
been researching depression for hundreds of years but in contrast, we have
studied happiness for only a few. What we have learned in these few years
though can have a great impact on how you live and how to live more fully.
Research shows that happy people are
more productive, creative and healthy. Happy people live longer and are more
active.
Most people seek happiness from outside
of themselves, but true happiness comes from within.
We seek
wealth, status and an external beautiful image without seeking ways to be more for
ourselves and the world we live in.
If we were to look inside
ourselves seeking personal growth, ways to better our relationships and
community involvement, we will find happiness that is everlasting.
This week, I’d
like you to design your own 401 Happiness Plan. Begin by looking for
something you have an interest in. Find a class in your community or online and
enroll in it. Get a book on a subject of interest and start learning.
Make the
commitment to better your relationships, starting with the one with yourself.
Take yourself out to a movie or concert and learn to like you again.
While working on yourself, look for a
ways to do for others. What do you know or have that you can share? The things
you no longer need are needed by someone else.
The
knowledge you have acquired can reduce the suffering of many.
This week, I will share
what I am learning about happiness and joy. I hope you will take the time to
learn, be and become happier with me.
Be you, be well, be
happy.
Bertice Berrry, PhD.
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